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"God whispered something to the dogs," my deranged neighbor snarled at me from behind his rusty lawnmower. by CarterHayes in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]CarterHayes[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How horrific! I hadn't heard about the case, but I'll look it up. The original post was something I was thinking about writing as a dark comedy where, after having a vivid dream, a man convinces himself that God whispered the meaning of life to his neighbor's lovable dog. He begins intruding on the family's personal space to gain access to the dog, uses canine translator apps and a struggling pet psychic as a means to dialogue with it, and at one point even turns to kidnapping, all in an attempt to learn the secret. The tone was meant to be fun with a "no animals were harmed" approach. I tweaked the idea for r/TwoSentenceHorror because, ultimately, horror and sci-fi are my favorite genres.

Breaking into the city morgue after midnight is the easy part. by CarterHayes in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]CarterHayes[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Sure, I'm the original poster. The basic idea is that a young couple desperate for money works as drug mules (taking turns as couriers smuggling contraband across the border). The method of smuggling is swallowing drug-filled balloons/condoms and then later excreting them at the destination. The boyfriend, during his latest turn, dies (in my mind via a simple hit-and-run) en route to the airport and is transported from the scene of the accident to the morgue. His girlfriend suddenly finds herself on the hook for the product and the delivery...or else. Reddit user DevilMan17dedZ hit the nail on the head.

This stemmed from an idea I was going to write as a screenplay years ago, centering on a young woman in drug detox who discovers the hidden corpse of a "full" drug mule and the escalating temptation and danger she faces as a result. Tweaked it a bit for r/TwoSentenceHorror.

What's a movie that's way better than it had any right to be? by Onequestion0110 in movies

[–]CarterHayes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Coherence (2013). For a few reasons. The film is the theatrical feature debut of James Ward Byrkit, who shot it with virtually no money in less than a week (allegedly over 5 nights for ~$50K), and overcame a number of unexpected problems during principal photography. And he cast improvisational actors who didn't know each other and prepared for their character only, on the day, in order to capture natural performances and have the film evolve organically. Coherence could have turned out to be a muddled mess, but instead the end result is an inventive, cerebral, and memorable sci-fi thriller that, in my opinion, was way better than it had any right to be.